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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-06-11
KANSAS CASUALTIES
Suicide and suffocation as Harper of Two
Prominent Mon

Suicide and SUGGESTION q Harper of Two
Prominent Mem.
HARrxR, KAN, June l-Our city Was
thrown into intense excitement this morning
by two distressing incidents. Two Of our
most prominent and respected citizeus were
found dead, one by his own hand and tho
other by accident. About SIX o'clock this
morning Hon. Geo. d. Thompson was found
in an clubhouse at his residence with a
calibrs bulldog revolver in his right hand
and bullet hole entirely through his head,
the bullet entering at the right temple and
passing ont at the left His wife heard the
report and called to q neighbor, but
Mr.. Thompson was dead before he was
reached. Before the dreadful news had
been fairly circulated, rep 1T came that A:
w. Skinner had been suffocated in the gas
vault of the opera house. A few moments
later his dead body was carried ont of the
vault where it had lain since tho night be-
fore. He had gone into tho vault about
o'clock in the evening to arrange the fix
lures, and the gas had escaped in such
quantities that he was suffocated at once.
Both were young men Of about 30 years Of
age, and both very prominent in public at:
bis county in the Legislature in 1886, and for
six years was cashier of the First National
bank and vice president of the First Nation
al bank at Anthony. He was prominently
connected with tho Denver, Memphis 4 A.
iantio railway and director Of the recently
incorporated McPherson, Texas q Gulf
branch Of the Union Pacific. No cause il
assigned for his rash aot except that hia
health had been vary poor for some time.
He leaves wife and ono child. Mr.. Skin.
neH was one Of tho foremost real estate men
of southern Kansas; always prominent in
public and political affairs, and would have
been the next register of deeds of the county.
he leaves wife and two small children.
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Wheeler's Funeral.

MALONE, N. Y. Juno 6.-The body Of M.
Wheeler will lie in state in the vestibule of
the Co Iaregational church on Tuesday from
1873 q. m. until 1890 p. m. All business
will be suspended in Malone on Tuesday. A
company will attend the body while at the
church. Some two years ago Mr.. Wheeler
placed marble casket beside the remains
Of his wife in his lot in the Malone cemetery.
He left with his brother law,
Howard E. King, written instruo-
tions to have casket Of oak made for
the reception of his body, and selected q
pail bearers, D. w. Lawrence, II. b. Thomp-
son, h. A. Taylor, w. A. Short, O. g.
Gerson and /. B. Kane, all old friends.
Governor Hill has sent telegram Of sympa-
thy, and regrets his inability to be present
at the funeral.
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VIII Commit no More Grimes.

81. LOUIS, June GA special from Olaren-
den, Ark, says: On Tuesday q negro at
tempted to outrage Mrs. ]. NJ. Parks, aunt
of Sheriff Robinson. In the struggle the
lady's collar bone was broken. The william
was jailed and the excitement had apparent
ly subsidized through tho efforts Of the sheriff
and the presence of determined posse. It
wae, however, only calm before the storm,
for last night an armed and masked mob of
forty men marched to the Jail, forced an
entrance and secured the object of their
wrath. A rope was placed around his neck
and while he piteously howled and plead for
mercy, he was dragged from his cell to 9
tree IN the court yard. He acknowledged
bis guilt in his pleadings for mercy. A
soornfui laugh was his death knell. The rope
was drawn up and the mob quietly dispersed
satisfied that the victim will participate in
no more crimes.
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MARKET REPORTS.

Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.
KANSAS CITY. juno 7. 1851
Live Stock Indicator re- orts:
FLOUR-Very dull. Nothing except In mixed
lots
Quotations are for established brans in car
lots per half barrel in sacks as follows Xxx, 80c;
81 SO@1 40; fancy 81 SO IS; patent 81 9O0
90; rye. 81 sOg1 so. From city mills $50
WHEAT Receipts ut regular elevator sir CO
last report -. bushels; Withdrawals 1885
bushels leaving stock in store az reported to the
board of trade to-day. 1923 531.
=, HE market on change to-day was quiet
june, 72hc bid 759tc asked; July. zoe Lid, 7s1zc
asked; August, Toe bid no offerings.
COhN-R ceipts at regular elevators since
last reports; 446 bushels and Withdrawals 7,292
bushels leaving stock il etore as reported to the
board of trade to-day. 2lS,6s2 bushels.
:, The market on change was stronger.
ns as Sass SIZE; June asx sI*s Dd
August 49, &c bid, ssSc asked. 'A'
OATS--No. 2 cash. ZINC bid. 2shc asked;
June car, 2SAc; July, zoo bid. He
RYE No.. cash, 4SHc bid. 400 asked;
Rejected cash, no bids nor offerings
POULTRY-Live-Old hens, fat heavy, 81 IS
nof a0.s e rGse5 d, s. o@s % nS . g.
Dressed Chickens, &c; turkeys, 1e12c.
EGGS-steady. 9Hc.
BUITER-iood, creamery. fanny. 25c; good
1c; fne dairy Zoe; store packe 3. 12h61s; COM
mon 6@8c.
HAY,Steady. Fancy small baled. SO 90.
large baled, So so.
OIL CAKE-Per 100 lbs. sccked, 81 Is; 81 90
per ton free on board cars. Car lots, $40 90 Per
ton.
CORN MEALrGreen, 75c; dr1ed. a0c; chop
yell SYb 7oc b1l l.;I7 75c sacked .,..
FLAXSEED-0Oc.
BRAN-Bulk, 55c, sacked 60c,
CASTOR BEANS-S1 s..
HIDES-Dry flint. No. 1. per pound, 10; No.
2; 10c dry flint bulls and stays, 10c: dry salted,
No. I, 12c; No. Q. Sc; green sailed, No. !, TIC;
No 2, &c; green salted bull and STAG SIC; green
uncuIed No. l. 6nc; No. a SIC; csH, 1885 sheep
pelts. dried, 9611c per lib.
WOOLrMissoun unwashed. heavy, fne 160
&c., light tne: 1Sc; medium, 29a2sc; medium
combing, 22aNc; coarse combing, 2O121e; low
and carpet. 15617c; Kansas and ebraska, heavy
t1b washed. choice medium, sl0s5c; fire, 3l6s5c;
dingy and low, N@SQ
CHEESE-We quote: Full cream, 1l@1lKc;
aata 7@sc; Young american. $50. Kansas, lilo.
BROOM CORN Quotations; Hurl, 100; self
working. 667; common. Sc; crooked, 3H@lc.
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Many Married.

New YORK, June GA Jonesboro, Ga,
special says: A singular search of the mar
rage record has furnished amusement for
the people of Fayette county. In the last
few years there we're five Hamley boys and
the same number of Starnes girls, The
Hamley boys began marrying Mr.. Starnes'
daughters in succession. He protested, out
in vain, the last couple clipping and were
married here Saturday. Mr.. Starnes seeing
himself thus outw tilted, went to the house
Of Mrs. Hamley, the mother, and almost by
force put her in his buggy and driving of to
Fayetteville, married her.
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Red uced Rates.

ST.. LOUIS, June 4.-The Chisago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad company have deter
mined to reduce their rates between this
city, Council Bluffs and ON aha. When the
ing the long route to Council Bluffs and
Omaha, rather than sacrifice it's local points
under the new regulation, raised its rates to
the former places about IL per cent. After
two months trial it found this business of
too much consequence to lose it. A return
to the old rates will necessitate the slaugh-
ter of local rates all along the line. This is
believed to be the first step in turning the
tide of the interstate regulation in favor of
shippers, and the intermediate points may
find the long and short haul very good
thing after all.
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A Railway Rumor.

KANSAS CrTY, June 3.-It is rumored In
railroad circles here that Mr.. Waiter Brown,
representing an eastern syndicate, has pur-
chased the Parkville d Grand River road.
The property consists of charters for IN
elevated railway near Wysndotte, . bridge
and an old grade extending from . point
opposite Quindaro to Lathrop,
Mo-, thirty-seven miles distant,
all of which il graded and
ready for ties. This purchase IL said
TO be in the interest Of the Chicago & Kan
sas City railroad, making new route from
Chicago to Kansas City Of from forty-nve @
sixty miles shorter than any eastern Line.
Oquawaks At which point the Nissiasippi
will be bridged. The price paid for f6o
Parkville road II understood 20 be e2,6uQI-
900, and II II limited that the PonnsyIvanie
road = back Of Il.
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An Earth0uQkO.

QUEBEo, June 6.-News has besn received
of an earthquake which recently occurred
in the vicinity of Ste. Louise in the county
of L'Islet, Province of Quebec. The noun
tains in the second range of Seeginory of st.
Roch Des Aulnais were greatly disturbed.
Masses of rock from forty to fifty feet square
were dislodged and sent hurting into the
valley below. Some of the largest trees in
the forest we're uprooted. In one instance
the rocks falling from tho mountains broke
trees of the largest dimensions, for dis
lance of 200 feet. No serious accidents were
reported.
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A Line of steamers.

KANSAS CITx, No., June 8.-The Journal
will tomorrow announce the intention of
the Atchison, Topeka d Santa Fe railroad
company to establish weekly line Of steam
ers from Galveston to Liverpool, and q tri
weekly line from Galveston to New Yovk.
The article will say that the company had
this in mind when it bought the Gulf, Col
orado q Santa Fe, and that it intends to put
its dockage in Galveston to profitable use
The article also says that limo from Cali
fornia to China and Japan il seriously CON-
templated.
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By directions from the Vatican, high mas
will he celebrated In the Catholic churches
of England in honor Of the queens Jubilee.
Vice Commodore Bailey, Of the Royal
Yacht club of England, has gone into
bankruptcy, with liabilities of $4,000.
Cardinal Rampslla has been appointed
papal secretary Of state.
Charles B. PARCEL, manager of the hall
safe and Lock company at San Francisco, is q
defaulter for 10000. he was 'sa prominent
church member and he ''speculated."
Representatives Of the cattle enterests Of
Illinois, in session at Springfield, presented
resolutions to Governor OgleSbs urging him
to request the authorities Of other states
that have proclaimed q quarantine against
regulations 30 that they will apply only to
Cook county. Tho governor promised to
take the desired action.
tempts have been made to corrupt some of
the jurors in the "Jaken Sharp bribery case
at New York, and the matter will be in
vestieated by the court. The jury is still
incomplete.
General Fairchild denies that he has rep
rimanded the Grand Army of the Republic
committee at st. Louis for inviting the
president to visit that city. It was hardly
credible that he should have done 20 stupid
thing.
Robert g. Hail. an alleged poet and actor
of Philadelphia, shot and killed Mrs. Lillian
Rivers, with whom he had been living in
illicit relations for some time, after which
he cut his own throat It is feared that he
will survive his injuries. Only few weeks
ago Mrs. Rivers husband made an unsuc-
fell ~ hov1 mt ,f
her amour with Hall.
Later advices show that five persons were
killed and sixty injured during the panic in
the cathedral at Chihuahua.
According to The Moscoso Gazette, syndi-
cate of European bankers, headed by the
RothschiIds, has agreed to take the ~ per
cent. Russian securities into which the out
standing 8 per cents. are to be funded.
The Rothschilds have for the past ten years
refused to have any dealings with the Rus
sian government.
The estimated anthracite coal output
from the Pennsylvania mines for the
month of June is $500, 900 tons.
The Academyof Sciences at Paris Endorses
M. de Lesseps' objections to the use of locks
in the Panama canal.
Indian outrages in Manitoba and the
Northwest.s territory are growing in
frequency.
Jacob Leggett, Georgia murderer, wa
to have been hanged fortnight ago. He
was on the scaffold, the death-warrant was
read, the condeu ned man had made his
farewell address, and prayer had been offer.
ed, when Leggett's lawyer, named Clifton,
produced reprieve from the governor. It
now appears that he had been in possession
of this document for several hours, but de-
layed its exhibition until the last moment in
order, as he says, to ''test Leggett's sanity"
For refined cruelty, this interesting
Psychological experiment. would be hard to
match.
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Three Persons Burned to Death

CHICAGO, ILL, June GA Grand Forks,
OAK, special says: During the absence of
@. Bokken, q Norwegian farmer, at his
neighbours house, Mrs. Bokken, and her two
children, aged 8 and 4 years, were left at
home The mother left the house, and on
returning she found the room in which she
had left the children on fire. Quickly snatch.
the door. In doing which she upset the ker-
osene oil can, setting fire to her clothes.
She succeeded in getting out doors, where
che lay down with the child in her arms.
Both were literally roasted to death. The
other child burned to death in the house.
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Intended for a Joke.

Troy, N. Y, June 4-The internal ma.
chimes received by Police Inspector Byrnes,
Captain Williams and the British oounsul at
New York were fuel cartridges manufac-
tofed in this city. The cartridges are filled
WIN mineral cotton, and are perfectly HARM
less. When saturated with kerosene oil thew
are ignited and used for kindling fires. They
were sent as joke.
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An Alibi.

AUSTIN, TEX, June Joe Barbour, ar
rested for train robbing, and the supposed
ringleader in the McNein affair, proved by
reliable witnesses that he was in Florence,
about forty miles from McNeill at O'Clock
on the afternoon of the robbery. Barbour
testified thst when arrested he was offered
1000 to confess that he was connected with
the robbery and promised that If convicted
he would be released thefefrom ever if force
had to be used. he refused to enter into
any such agreement because he was limo
cent,
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Blow Ont His Brains.

HuRoN, DAx., June 6-Simon Neleon shot
and killed Mrs. Shaw, her son aged about Is,
Of contest over tfee claim, which had
been decided in favor of Mrs Shaw. Nelson
also shot Q man named Kilsey through the
body. fatally voupding him. Mr.. Lyman
was with the party, but escaped By getting
behind team. After the shooting, Nelson
returned homo and placing the muzzle Of
his rifle to his head, blew out his own brains.
The crime was committed about twelve
miles from this plaza
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A Desorter SnoG

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, juno 1.-Whiie 8. G.
Reade, deserter from the army, was being
led from the guard house here to-day to un-
dergo trial bya court martial, he broke
away from the guards ana fed. The guards
sent a volley after him, and he fell MORALLY
wounded. Reade has remarkably
history. He is believed to have committed
half dozen murders. A few years ago he
and another deserter killed q rich Jew
named Block, at Matamoras. The murder
ers secured $4,000. Reade comes of Q
good family in MONTGOMERY. Ala.
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Smallpox Spreading.

INV YoRK, June GA letter from Sam
tiago, Cuba. dated May q says: 'At this
writing 280 cases of smallpox are known by
the civil authorities to exist, and it is esti-
mated that fully 100 more are being treated
by the charlatans. The deaths in this city
from the LIST to the 27sh inst, numbered 40,
not one of the victims having been vsccin-
ated. The disease appeared at Guantana-
mo, and doubtless viii spread to all Cuban
ports.
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w. B. KRITCHFIELD,
FURNITURE CARPETS, WINDOW MlD
A Holiday Horror.

ST.. LOUIS, June2.-A special from Ohihua-
hua, Mexico, says: A terrible panic pre-
vailed here yesterday afternoon in the
Catholic cathedral, caused by the falling OF
a candle and setting FIRE to ono Of the affairs.
The day being religious holiday the church
was crowded to overfowing, principally with
women and children. At sight Of the smoke
the crowd became frantic, and the usual
scenes of terror stricken struggle followed.
Several children we're killed, and quite .
number of women severely injured. The
scene at the main entrar % Of the church
was pitiful 70 behold, women and children
were lying about, grooming with pain
while doctors were doing their utmost to re-
guscitate the sufferers. Tho official report
of the killed Il not obtainable at this hour.
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NEW Yonx, June 2-Polios Captain VII
Hams received an internal machine By ex-
press tod day, and bafely escaped ne re-
into bucket Of water when the mschin-
cry in il began 70 work Another
dynamite machine Of intricate construction
vas aiven BY an unknown man to IN ez-
preesman In Jersey City to de16ser to In
spector Byrnes, but tho expreesman took it
70 police headquarters, where it was care
fully opened without causing an explosion.
It is not known whether both machines
oame from the same source or not.
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A Baltimore Police Officer, 30 years
on the force, Mr.. Henry d. Durkee,
says: II suffered with poisoned oak for
more than year. I tried st. Jacobs
Oil; after the second application all the
sores dried up and am cared. I think
it Invaluable.
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ToLEDo, juno 1.-The feeling IL strong
here that the Toledo cadets were unjustly
treated in the national drill at Washington
where they were given seventh place. They
were received with an ovation to-day ON
their return. The Tri-state Fair association.
whose fair occurs here next September, Of
fers to back the cadets against the Lomax
cadets for $1,000 . side, tho drill 10 oscur
at the fair.
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0Oming to Kansas.

P1TrsBuRa, June 1.-Isaac Cline for many
yeare president Of the Natiocal Window
Glass Workers association, has rendered his
resignation. He is going to Fort Scott,
Kan, where he and some capitalists will es-
ia blish glass factory. 4 movement was
started some time since to Dust Mr.. Cline,
but he succeeded in defying his opponents,
and has now voluntarily resigned. Mr..
James Campbell, of this city, and Simon
Burnes, of Streator, Ill, are candidates Tor
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Kansas City Live stock Market.
KAuaAa rrrv Iuu> ~

CATTLE-Receipts .448 head: shipments, 527
bead: Market on change to-day was active.
Sood to choice a N@4 IS: common 70 medium
q 60@S Is: cows, 81 0O6S rs.
AOGSEReceipts. 5.l28 head; shipments, lat
nead; Market to-day was sctive and steady.
~ 15@z IS; s6ps and pigs, g sea 20.
cdEEP--ReCeipts $50 head: ehipmenh e.
had. Market Was active. 6ood to
cnoace - O063 30; common 70 nedium, -
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Mr.. John Gutmon, Sherman, Ky,
writes: ~ have used st. Jacobs Oil for
ten years. It always cured the tooth
ache in about ten minutes" Sold by
Druggists and Dealers.
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A QUIET END.

Ex-yice President william A. Wheeler
Dies ut Malone, N. Y.
WATKRToN, N. Y, June 4.-Hon. William
A. Wheeler died at his home in Malone at
1910 this morning. He remained in COM
atose state during the night and passed
peacefully away without sign Of recogni-
ton of those about him.
B1oaRAP1oA1.
The dead statesman derives his greatest promi-
hence from the fact that he was vice president Of
l. 1880, during the presidency of r. B. Hayes. MIR.
Wheeler was born near where he died, namely, at
Malone, New York, June 80. 1919. He was q stu
dent of the University of Vermont and studied
law for four years in his native town, during
which time he held numerous local Offices. He
1848. The wings elected him to the New York
legislature for 1849 and 1850. He ives stxte sem
ator in 1859 and 1850, He was cashier of the
Malone bank from 1851 to 1855, and manager of the
Ogdensburg d Lake Champlain railroad for
elev years. He was a member of congress at
Of the New York state constitutional
convention. In 1853 he was again chos-
en- to congress from his native district,
and was elected three times successfully and
served on important committees, namely, ap-
propriations, southern affairs and railroads. He
was the author of what was called the Wheeler
campron Use. which was prepared in 1876 to adj
ust political difficulties in Louisiana. In 1879
he was nominsted::at the Cincinnati convention
to take the second place Oh the republican
national ticket and was subsequently elected.
he has taken little interest in politics. He has
been in i'll health for some time and quietly ex-
pired this morning.
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The Lordo1 Times concludes its second
series of articles on "Parnellism and Crime"
with vigorous onslaught upon the Clan ma
Gael society of America, which it charges
Jubilee with dynamite outrsges. It intimates
that Mr.. Parnell is oognizant of these pro-
jects, and gives him delicately worded in
vitaton to begin IA action for libel if he is
DESTROYS of fuller information on the sub
ject.
It is stated at Washington, as coming
from the president himself, that he will ap-
point some southern man to fill the existing
vacancy on the supreme bench, but that he
il satisfied there is nothing in the constitu.
ton, Law, or precedents to limit him in his
selection 70 the states embraced in the cir
suit to which Judge Woods was assigned.
" credible that the president is fully salts
6ed OF it, as reported.
The sultan of Turkey has formally oeded
the island of Cyprus to the English.
The Mexican congress has adjourned sine
Jack Reagan, Of Brooklyn, and John Files,
Of Chicago, fought thirty miles from New
York. ON the Hudson, the latter being
knocked out" in the forty fourth round.
Mr.. Gladstone has started for Wales,
where he is booked for series of home
rule speeches.
At meeting Of the British Radical union
at Birmingham, Joseph Chamberlain made
q speech, and letter from Lord Harrington
vas read. Both took uncompromising
ground on the Irish question.
At Pernambuco, Brazil, several ware
houses were destroyed By fire, together with
about % 00l bales Of cotton.